Below the drop-down menu, select Change Custom Point Settings. This opens the Point Configuration Setup, which contains five areas:
- Earning Window: if you have already set the start- and end- dates and times for your Yellowdig community, leave those as-is. Otherwise, use these fields to customize your start- and end-times to indicate the first and final day students should participate in Yellowdig. More information about configuring your community’s earning window can be found in the following support article: Getting Started with Yellowdig
- Periodic Target: leave this value set to 1,000 (10,000 total for a full 10-week term)
- Periodic Buffer: adjust this percentage to 20-25%, depending on how many additional points students can earn beyond the weekly maximum
- Earning Rules: round numbers are preferred to help students keep track of their weekly contributions. The following values are recommended:
- 300 for posting (adjusted from 280)
- 40 words per post (no change)
- 200 for commenting (adjusted from 210)
- 30 words per comment (adjusted from 20)
- 100 for receiving comments (adjusted from 70)
- 20 for receiving likes (adjusted from 55)
- Points Review: review the summary on the right-hand side of the page, then click Submit Configuration to save your changes